“It seems you're rather optimistic, Ogon' Kulak. But the fact of the matter remains that a shadowmancer, rising or not, has taken it upon herself to attack one of my secondary fortresses and acquire soldiers from my collective from the Tower of Shields. In so doing, she has turned the stability of my rank-and-file on its ear with the rippling effects of its …3>

On February 17, I was lucky enough to snag some time to hold an IM interview with Mrs. Culpepper on behalf of the forum. The following is the transcription.

World of Kore`: You’ve recently finished the first draft of Book Two of the Tome Series and have said you will be starting your editing soon. So the first question and probably the one of everyone’s mind is when is it coming out?

My favorite character in "Zikhin" was Fenris. That fighter was astounding in more ways than one. However, the biggest question that left me hanging pertained to Zorastres - namely, what happened to him? Was he killed? Why didn't Amias seem all that worried when he disappeared? Does he know something we don't?